What's new in DIALux evo 8

DIALux evo 8

Version: 5.8.0.39627     |     Released: 2018-03-15


Bugfixes

• An error has been fixed in the alignment of objects when copying along a line or a curve
• Typing values in the polygonal line table using »Enter« now works as expected. The focus is now set to the next field
• An error when moving rotated columns has been fixed
• An error in scaling of beams has been fixed
• An error has been fixed for daylight-relevant windows inside of a building
• The room description is now also included in the outputs of the simple indoor planning
   

New functions

• Using of images as planning basis. Supported are * .jpg, * .bmp and * .png files
• Support also of several raster graphics as planning basis in one project
• Import Wizard to specify origin and matching size
• Import of images via drag & drop
• Import of images from the Windows clipboard, e.g. via the Windows snipping tool
• The project start »empty rectangular room« has been replaced by the new function »Room planning«, which allows the creation of any room shape
• Rooms can now be drawn directly into the CAD. The outer contours are generated automatically
• When outer contours of different rooms touch, a new outer contour is automatically generated
• When entering polygonal lines, the lengths of the individual line is now displayed as well as the angle between the lines
• Lengths and angles of polygonal lines can be entered directly via the TAB-key
• Entered values are blocked for mouse input, which is indicated by a small lock-symbol
• When scaling objects the new lengths can be entered directly via the TAB-key
• All objects can be set to the center of a room or an area via the context menu
• Each room, floor, building and terrain view has its own coordinate system
• These coordinate systems can be positioned and oriented by the user
• All positions and rotations of objects are related to these coordinate systems
• In the luminaire tool the luminaire efficiency and the luminous efficacy are additionally specified for the lighting data
• In the luminaire tool a summary of the photometric data is displayed for luminaires with more than one light emitting surface
• The north orientation is displayed in 3D and 2D with a small preview at the bottom right for each room, floor, building and terrain view
• The appearance of the north orientation can be shown or hidden in the view options
   

Improvements of existing features

• The standard database was updated to EN 12464-1: 2011 and EN 12464-2: 2014
• The point grid for calculation areas has been revised.  Each raster  is calculated strictly according to EN 12464-1 and -2
• The manual is no longer available for DIALux evo. Alternatively there are more up-to-date online resources for this
• The nodes in the output tree with the room names are sorted alphabetically
• The drawing of a coordinate system is available on the top of the CAD window
• The behaviour of polygonal lines and building contours has been revised
• The behaviour of the table for polygonal lines has been revised
• The minimum size of calculation areas has been adjusted
• Measurement files from daylight-guided-light systems (DDLS) can now be send to DIALux evo by drag & drop
• Luminaires in the road-lighting can now also be deleted via the context menu
• In the planning results of the road-lighting, in addition to the main arrangement, the secondary arrangements are displayed